Teaching introductory economic geography: one American perspective

Abstract

This paper describes experiences in teaching introductory economic geography in a large American university. Selection of a textbook, preparation to teach a course, monitoring the business press for current illustrations of salient points, supplemental readings and course evaluation procedures are discussed. It is argued that an emphasis on ‘real‐world’ examples as opposed to theory helps to spark student interest in the economic geography of our world.

Keywords:

• Economic geography
• introductory teaching
• textbooks
• empirical examples